Plain old telephone service

Ooma AirDial POTS Replacement Solution Achieves Compliance Milestones for Reliability and Safety

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Ooma, Inc ., a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, today announced the company’s Ooma AirDial solution for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement has achieved several compliance milestones that attest to its reliability and safety in providing a wireless connection for mission-critical devices such as fire alarm panels, elevator phones, building entry systems, and blue light safety phones.

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  • Ooma, Inc ., a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, today announced the company’s Ooma AirDial solution for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement has achieved several compliance milestones that attest to its reliability and safety in providing a wireless connection for mission-critical devices such as fire alarm panels, elevator phones, building entry systems, and blue light safety phones.
  • Ooma AirDial ( https://www.ooma.com/airdial ) is a leading turnkey replacement for POTS lines that combines the Ooma AirDial device with a wireless cellular network connection.
  • Building owners, facility directors, IT teams and network managers transitioning legacy devices off analog copper-wire service need confidence their POTS replacement solution is safe, reliable and can meet regulatory requirements.
  • Compliance and design milestones for Ooma AirDial include:
    California State Fire Marshall listing for Fire Alarm Control Unit Accessories / Misc.

EPIK Receives Stamp of Approval from FDNY

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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Granite Telecommunications , a provider of communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies, announced that on November 23, 2022 the companys patented EPIK device was granted approval as a Managed Facilities-based Voice Network (MFVN) by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).

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  • Granite Telecommunications , a provider of communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies, announced that on November 23, 2022 the companys patented EPIK device was granted approval as a Managed Facilities-based Voice Network (MFVN) by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).
  • FDNY is the largest fire department in the United States and is widely regarded as a leading authority on best practices for fire and life safety.
  • FDNYs approval of EPIK as a MFVN certifies that EPIK meets FDNYs rigorous standards for ensuring compliance with the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (NFPA 72) and New Yorks local standards.
  • Such approval is a requirement to operate a Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement device for fire and life safety applications in the City of New York.

One Source Encourages North Carolina Businesses to Replace Copper Phone Lines by Early August Deadline

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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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Though digital technology has grown in adoption, many businesses still have POTS service lines supporting critical functions like elevator phones, fire alarms and security systems.

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  • Though digital technology has grown in adoption, many businesses still have POTS service lines supporting critical functions like elevator phones, fire alarms and security systems.
  • North Carolina businesses can expect to save between 30% to 50% on their existing POTS costs after switching to a modern IP-based network.
  • The time for North Carolina companies still relying on POTS services for critical communications nearing its end, said Hope.
  • Click here to learn more about copper POTS replacement for North Carolina businesses.

Granite Expands Merged Voice Communications Suite with Voice Over Cable

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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Granite Voice over Cable delivers POTS-like functionality over cable broadband Internet circuits at cost-effective rates.

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  • Granite Voice over Cable delivers POTS-like functionality over cable broadband Internet circuits at cost-effective rates.
  • This agreement enables Granite to deliver voice services to customers powered by the nations largest Gig-speed network.
  • Granite Merged Voice is a complete communications suite that includes Granites proven TDM and hosted voice services to help organizations now and in the future as their solutions needs change from plain old telephone service (POTS) to more advanced technologies and cloud-based communications.
  • Granite Voice over Cable is available immediately through Granite and Granite authorized sales partners.

Tangoe Introduces Playbook to Combat High Costs of POTS Business Phone Lines

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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b'Tangoe announces its latest playbook to address the skyrocketing costs of Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) business lines.\nPOTS business lines are traditional public switched telephone network lines which for decades were the only means of real-time two-way voice communication.

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  • b'Tangoe announces its latest playbook to address the skyrocketing costs of Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) business lines.\nPOTS business lines are traditional public switched telephone network lines which for decades were the only means of real-time two-way voice communication.
  • While declining in use, POTS lines can still command a large portion of a business\'s telecom spend - Tangoe reports an average 30%.
  • "Tangoe has a proven strategy to help control these telecom costs now as well as enable business to position themselves for the future.
  • We can help eliminate the pain caused by POTS line pricing and keep your organization running efficiently.